Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer
Opens, analyses and compares DNA, protein and sequencing files in an interactive viewer in Codex.
What Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer can do in ChatGPT
Inspect and compare biological sequences in Codex.
Sequence Viewing
Open FASTA, GenBank, EMBL, FASTQ and SnapGene files in a viewer.
Alignments And Trees
Align sequences, compute distances and draw guide trees.
ORFs And Primers
Find reading frames, explore primers and run restriction digests.
Chromatogram Traces
Inspect measured signals from Sanger ABIF and SCF traces.
Public Records
Fetch sequences from NCBI, ENA and UniProt into your workspace.
You stay in control
You approve access, and you can disconnect Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer at any time.
What Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer does in ChatGPT
The Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer plugin is an interactive viewer for DNA, RNA and protein data. It opens FASTA, GenBank, EMBL and FASTQ files, multiple sequence alignments, Sanger traces in ABIF or SCF format and supported SnapGene DNA files. You can then ask questions that are answered from what the viewer actually shows.
You can move around linear or circular records, manage annotations, translate with the right genetic code, find open reading frames and explore primers and restriction digests. It can show measured chromatogram signals, align or edit copies of sequences, draw guide trees and load mapped variant or read evidence.
It is made by OpenAI for Codex and runs as a local server on the desktop only. It can fetch records from sources such as ENA, UniProt and NCBI into your workspace. Edits go to copies, results can be exported for others to reproduce, and sessions can be restored later.
Built-in skills
The listing says Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer comes with 1 skills. Skills are ready-made instructions ChatGPT can use for a specific job.
- Biological sequence viewer
Who it is for
- Molecular biologists and lab scientists
- Bioinformatics researchers using Codex
- Students working with sequence data
How to add Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer to ChatGPT
- Open the Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer listing in ChatGPT ↗.
- Click Install plugin.
- Sign in to your Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer account when asked and approve the access it requests.
- Start a chat and ask for what you need, mentioning Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
- To stop, disconnect Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer under apps in your ChatGPT settings.
Questions about Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer
What is the Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer ChatGPT plugin?
The Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer plugin is an interactive viewer for DNA, RNA and protein data. It opens FASTA, GenBank, EMBL and FASTQ files, multiple sequence alignments, Sanger traces in ABIF or SCF format and supported SnapGene DNA files. You can then ask questions that are answered from what the viewer actually shows. It is listed in ChatGPT's plugin marketplace under Scientific Research.
What can I ask Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer to do in ChatGPT?
For example: "Fetch NCBI NC_001416.1 to my workspace and translate cI with genetic code 11", "Fetch the first 500 reads of ENA DRR037765 and report length range, GC and Q30", "Align UniProt P01116, P01111 and P01112 and map the conserved motifs to KRAS". It also comes with built-in skills such as Biological sequence viewer.
Who makes the Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer plugin for ChatGPT?
The ChatGPT listing names OpenAI as the developer. The version listed on 8 October 2026 was 0.1.43.
How do I add Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer to ChatGPT?
Open the Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer listing in ChatGPT, click Install plugin, sign in to your Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer account and approve the access it asks for. Then ask for what you need in a chat, mentioning Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
Can Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer change things in my account, or only read?
It reads and writes sequence files in your local workspace, can fetch public records from databases like NCBI, ENA and UniProt, and edits copies rather than originals.
Who is the Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer plugin for?
Molecular biologists and lab scientists, bioinformatics researchers using Codex and students working with sequence data.
Does this viewer work in the ChatGPT web app?
The listing says it is for Codex, desktop only, and runs as a local MCP server.
Will it change my original sequence files?
The listing describes safe editing that aligns or edits copies, and says unsupported binary revisions are reported rather than changed.
Which file formats can it open?
FASTA, GenBank, EMBL, FASTQ, multiple sequence alignments, Sanger ABIF and SCF traces, and supported SnapGene DNA files.
Does Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer see my ChatGPT chats?
When Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer. What Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings, and you can disconnect at any time.
How do I disconnect Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer from ChatGPT?
Open your ChatGPT settings, go to apps, and disconnect Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer. You can reconnect later from the listing.
What are alternatives to Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer in ChatGPT?
Similar plugins in the ChatGPT marketplace include Rosalind Workbench, Boltz and Life Sciences Databases. Each has its own page in this directory.
Privacy and your data
When Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer. What Biological Sequence & Alignment Viewer then does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy, not only OpenAI's. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings for data that comes from connected apps, and you can disconnect at any time.
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